I think i may of spun a bearing but i havent ruled it out yet i still think it may be a lifter. If its a bearing how hard is it to pull an ls1 out of a trans am?

 

It's not that bad if you don't let it intimidate you.

 

ive already pulled the intake and im goin to run a compression test tommorow to see if its a lifter and hopefully it is. but as far as pulling the motor what all do u have remove besides the coolent hoses and sensors? how do u go about pulling the a/c?

 

yo man its not hard at all
i just did it let me tell you the easy way
after you take out the radiator and ac condenser(bleed the pressure by raping a screwdriver in a rag and press on the neddle and let out all the gas and keep it from getting all over you)
take off the power steringthen the ac, and alternator(you need to to get the motor mount bolts off)
then to make more clerance since you need them off anyway take the heads off and that will give you all the room you need and it will be lighter and much easier to manuver it out
i just did mine and it cam out very easy

get yourself a good engine lift

 

Thanks. What are the chances of it being a spun bearing you think?

 

Wow. That sounds like a major PITA jerflash. I dropped one out the bottom with a lot less wrenching in tight spaces.

 

well my heads were off already because i did it to inspect something and i really did not feall like taking my whole suspention apart

 

Thats exactally where im going to be tommorow if i find out that its not a lifter.